Tracy McGrady vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Tracy McGrady that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tracy McGrady

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tracy McGrady: 1997-98 to 2012-13
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tracy McGrady 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tracy McGrady 16 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Tracy McGrady 9 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Tracy McGrady 7 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tracy McGrady 2 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tracy McGrady 7 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Tracy McGrady 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 19.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.6 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 4.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 18,381 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 5,276 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 4,161 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 1,136 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 807 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tracy McGrady 938 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .435 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .338 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .746 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 32.1 (2003) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 7.9 (2002) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 6.5 (2007) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.7 (2005) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.9 (2000) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 22.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 1,109 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 286 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 249 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 53 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 47 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tracy McGrady 50 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .426 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .290 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .757 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 33.8 (2001) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.2 (2008) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.3 (2001) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 2.0 (2003) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.8 (2002) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.